Cultivator.



PATENTED APR. 9., 1907.

' W. G. HINTON.

GULTIVATOR.

APPLICATION run we. a, 1906.

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2 WILLIAM C. HINTON, OF DANBURG, GEORGIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOHNH. SAYER, OF PISTOL, GEORGIA, AND ONE-HALF TO OALLOWAY OROFT, OFDANBURG, GEORGIA.

CULTIVATOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 9, 1907.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IVILLIAM O. HINTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Danburg, in the county of Wilkes and State of Georgia, haveinvented a new and useful Cultivator, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention has relation to cultivators; and it consists in the novelconstruction and arrangement of its parts, as hereinafter shown anddescribed.

The object of the invention is to provide a cultivator of suchconstruction as to be altered or adjusted to be used as a straddle-rowcultivator or single-row cultivator, or it may be provided withharrow-teeth and used in the capacity as a harrow. Interchangeable sidebars are provided, which may be so arranged upon the cultivator as tothrow the earth away from the row of plants or toward the row of plants.Means is provided for changing or varying the angle of inclination ofsaid bars with relation to each other. Also means is provided forvertically adj usting the position of the plows or harroW-teethvertically upon the said bars.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the cultivator. Fig.2 is a front elevation of the same with parts broken away. Fig. 3 is adetail view of a barrow-tooth used on the cultivator.

The cultivator comprises the beam 1, to the under side, at anintermediate point, of which is attached an arch member 2. The segmentmember 3 is attached to the said beam 1 near the rear end thereof. Thearch member 2 is provided at its ends with the elongated slots 4, whichextend in a transverse direction with relation to the implement. Thesegment member 3 is provided at its ends with the elongated slots 5,which extend along the longitudinal axis of the said member 3.

The side bars 6 are both alike, and a description of one will answer forboth. Each side bar is provided in its outer side with the recesses 7,which are adapted to receive plowstandards or harrow-teeth. Theclamp-rail 8 is secured to the outer side of the bar 6 by means of thebolts 9. The said rail bears laterally against the plow-standards orharrow-teeth located in the recesses 7 and retains the same in positiontherein. The forward end of the bar 6 is provided with an enlarged head10, which in turn is provided with a vertically-disposed perforation 11.The bolt 12 passes through the said perforation 11 and through one ofthe elongated slots 1 of the arch member 2. The said bolt 12 may beadjusted longitudinally of the said slot 4 and secured in adjustedposition by means of the nut 13, which is screwed down into engagementwith the upper surface of the arch member 2. At an intermediate pointthe said bar 6 is provided with a laterally-extending lug 14:, which inturn is provided with a vertically-disposed elongated perforation 15.The bolt 16 passes through the said perforation 15 and through one ofthe elongated slots 5 of the segment member 3. The said bolts 16 may beadjusted longitudinally of the slot 5 and secured in such adjustedposition by means of the nut 17, which is screwed down into engagementwith the upper surface of the said segment member 3. The said segmentmember 3 is of greater depth at its ends, as at 18, than it is at itsintermediate portion. The lower edge of the intermediate portion is in ahigher plane than the ends of the said segment memher, and consequentlythe said segment member may readily straddle a row of plants.

hen used as a single-row cultivator, the plow 19 may be attached to thearch member 2 and braced with relation thereto by means of the brace 20,which is attached at its lower end to the said plow and at its upper endto the under side of the said arch member 2. WVhen used as a straddlerow, the said plow 19 and brace 20 is removed.

From the foregoing description it is obvious that by providing lateraladjustments for the side bars at their forward ends and at intermediatepoints the said bars may be adjusted to any desired angle with relationto each other and may also be moved into parallel relation. Theplow-points or harrow-teeth may be vertically adjusted with relation tothe said bars for convenience in adapting the implement to work soils ofdiflerent heft. Also the plow-points may be arranged on the said bars sothat the said points will all be disposed in the same direction, andthey may be located at either side of the implement to throw the dirtaway from the row of plants or to throw the dirt toward the row.

Having described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. A cultivator comprising a beam, an arch member attached to the beamand having at its ends elongated openings, a segment member attached tothe beam and having at its ends elongated openings, side bars havingearth-engaging members, and bolts attached to the bars and passingthrough the elon gated openings of the arch and segment members.

2. A cultivator comprising a beam, an arch member attached to the beamand having at its ends elongated openings, a plow attached to said archmember, a segment member attached to said beam and having at its endselongated openings, side bars carrying earth-engaging members, boltsattached to said side bars and passing through the elongated openings ofthe arch and segment members.

3. A cultivator comprising a beam, an arch member attached to the beamand hav ing at its ends elongated openings, a segment member attached tothe beam and having at its ends elongated openings, the under edge ofthe intermediate portion of said segment member being in a higher planethan the edge at its ends, side bars carrying earthengaging members,bolts attached to said side bars and entering the elongated openings ofthe arch and segment members.

4. A cultivator comprising a beam, an arch member attached to the beamand having elongated openings, a segment member attached to the beam andhaving elongated openings, side bars carrying earth-engaging members,rails clamped to said bars and forming the retaining means for earth-en-.ygaging members, bolts attached to said bars and passing through theelongated openings of the earth and segment members.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my oWn I have hereto afliXedmy signature in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

WVILLIAM C. HINTON. Witnesses:

JOHN T. WVINGFIELD, M. A. Porn.

